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is a 3 inch leveling kit too much for the 04 gmc sierra, it is a fourdoor shortbed slt with a 5.3l v8

what i mean by too much is if a 3 inch will create a pinion angle too great for the cv joint on the drive shaft or if it will create great stress on any steering elements?

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luckily your leveling kit should be torsion keys, which means you can install it and then de-crank the bolt down so you dont stress out the front end, however on your truck i would look over the front end and make sure it's tight, they're notorious for going out and adding the leveling kit will just amplify any hidden issues

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im pretty sure you cant go any more than 2.5 on the gmt800's. i wouldnt go that high, i would stick at 2in to avoid breaking stuff in the long run

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thanks guys, i dont know much about lifting gmc trucks

 

 

luckily your leveling kit should be torsion keys, which means you can install it and then de-crank the bolt down so you dont stress out the front end, however on your truck i would look over the front end and make sure it's tight, they're notorious for going out and adding the leveling kit will just amplify any hidden issues

 

 

i have coil springs, not torsion bars, so this wouldnt work, i found some coil spring spacers on ebay, they come in 1inch, 2 inch, 2.5inch, and 3 inch

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thanks guys, i dont know much about lifting gmc trucks

 

luckily your leveling kit should be torsion keys, which means you can install it and then de-crank the bolt down so you dont stress out the front end, however on your truck i would look over the front end and make sure it's tight, they're notorious for going out and adding the leveling kit will just amplify any hidden issues

 

 

i have coil springs, not torsion bars, so this wouldnt work, i found some coil spring spacers on ebay, they come in 1inch, 2 inch, 2.5inch, and 3 inch

 

 

Well you should have told us it was a 2WD !

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thanks guys, i dont know much about lifting gmc trucks

 

luckily your leveling kit should be torsion keys, which means you can install it and then de-crank the bolt down so you dont stress out the front end, however on your truck i would look over the front end and make sure it's tight, they're notorious for going out and adding the leveling kit will just amplify any hidden issues

 

 

i have coil springs, not torsion bars, so this wouldnt work, i found some coil spring spacers on ebay, they come in 1inch, 2 inch, 2.5inch, and 3 inch

 

 

Well you should have told us it was a 2WD !

 

 

sorry guys, i forgot that critical piece of information. just to be safe i will go with the 2inch leveling kit

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